Dump Pickers win in Meredith!

[upthesaukee]

Originally Posted by Jonas Pilot

The worst part about this is someone thought that all this was necessary, told this to another person and they agreed!

Someone did something stupid with a product and said I think I'll sue. That person found a lawyer who said, " I think you may have a case!" and filed the lawsuit. It came before a judge who refused to issue a summary judgement against the lawsuit and allowed it to go to trial. Now here is the really scary part: a jury of our peers decided that the certain someone who did something stupid with a product should have been warned by the manufacturer not to try that stupid thing, and oh yeah, this same person should be compensated by $ x, xxx, xxx (that's like hundreds of thousands of dollars, or more!)

It could be funny, except it is so true.

[kauriel]

It can always be worse. I worked for a town that had to close the give/take area because of fighting and disputes!

For those without access to a give and take area I highly recommend using Freecycle to get rid of or obtain free items. You can join your own town or the closest to you. Groups exist for Laconia, Wolfeboro, any many other towns.

http://www.freecycle.org/group/US/New%20Hampshire

[tis]

Originally Posted by upthesaukee

Someone did something stupid with a product and said I think I'll sue. That person found a lawyer who said, " I think you may have a case!" and filed the lawsuit. It came before a judge who refused to issue a summary judgement against the lawsuit and allowed it to go to trial. Now here is the really scary part: a jury of our peers decided that the certain someone who did something stupid with a product should have been warned by the manufacturer not to try that stupid thing, and oh yeah, this same person should be compensated by $ x, xxx, xxx (that's like hundreds of thousands of dollars, or more!)

It could be funny, except it is so true.

It is so true and it is sad. It has changed our country immensely, in so many ways. It has made life so much more complicated.

[CrawfordCentury]

Good on Meredith for doing away with this un-American provision.

First time I got reprimanded for picken, I just about come unglued. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Restrained myself since the dump dude was just trying to do his job. Had to think to myself, "Self, so there's no picken. What's next? Mandatory flag burning? An official cuss out a WWII vet day? Harangue granney for the inhumane treatment of MacIntoshes in the baking of pies?"

I hope that Meredith shall be as a City upon a Hill. A Beacon that others may look to in finding their way.